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  • Where to get sanding sheets for Ryobi RPS18-0?

    From No mail@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 11 21:23:59 2025
    This is a nice little detail sander, but I want quite a lot of 60g
    sanding sheets for it and all I can find are a mixed pack with three 60g sheets. The hole pattern is shown here: https://static.ryobitools.eu/remote.axd/ryobi-media-images.s3.amazonaws.com/hi/SCS10A--Hero_1.jpg?
    Any suggestions for a supplier?

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  • From Theo@21:1/5 to No mail on Sun May 11 21:44:37 2025
    No mail <nomail@aolbin.com> wrote:
    This is a nice little detail sander, but I want quite a lot of 60g
    sanding sheets for it and all I can find are a mixed pack with three 60g sheets. The hole pattern is shown here: https://static.ryobitools.eu/remote.axd/ryobi-media-images.s3.amazonaws.com/hi/SCS10A--Hero_1.jpg?
    Any suggestions for a supplier?

    Aliexpress? They have pads which are a superset of various hole patterns,
    eg:

    https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005008602540986.html

    I couldn't vouch for their efficacy...

    (although aluminium oxide must be pretty commodity now - these aren't the
    fancy 3M Cubitron kind)

    Theo

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  • From No mail@21:1/5 to Theo on Sun May 11 23:14:44 2025
    Theo wrote:
    No mail <nomail@aolbin.com> wrote:
    This is a nice little detail sander, but I want quite a lot of 60g
    sanding sheets for it and all I can find are a mixed pack with three 60g
    sheets. The hole pattern is shown here:
    https://static.ryobitools.eu/remote.axd/ryobi-media-images.s3.amazonaws.com/hi/SCS10A--Hero_1.jpg?
    Any suggestions for a supplier?

    Aliexpress? They have pads which are a superset of various hole patterns, eg:

    https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005008602540986.html

    I couldn't vouch for their efficacy...

    (although aluminium oxide must be pretty commodity now - these aren't the fancy 3M Cubitron kind)

    Theo

    Thanks, but their hole pattern doesn't match the Ryobi one. Some
    positions are different and there is no centre hole near the "nose"

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  • From John Rumm@21:1/5 to No mail on Mon May 12 00:29:51 2025
    On 11/05/2025 23:14, No mail wrote:
    Theo wrote:
    No mail <nomail@aolbin.com> wrote:
    This is a nice little detail sander, but I want quite a lot of 60g
    sanding sheets for it and all I can find are a mixed pack with three 60g >>> sheets. The hole pattern is shown here:
    https://static.ryobitools.eu/remote.axd/ryobi-media-
    images.s3.amazonaws.com/hi/SCS10A--Hero_1.jpg?
    Any suggestions for a supplier?

    Aliexpress?  They have pads which are a superset of various hole
    patterns,
    eg:

    https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005008602540986.html

    I couldn't vouch for their efficacy...

    (although aluminium oxide must be pretty commodity now - these aren't the
    fancy 3M Cubitron kind)

    Theo

    Thanks, but their hole pattern doesn't match the Ryobi one. Some
    positions are different and there is no centre hole near the "nose"

    How about getting some "mesh"[1] round discs, plant them on the sander,
    place it on a flat offcut of board and trim round with a utility knife.
    (in fact you could probably trim several at once)


    [1] Lots of manufacturers make them now that the Mirka patents have
    expired. That includes the excellent 3M Cubitron sheets.

    --
    Cheers,

    John.

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  • From No mail@21:1/5 to John Rumm on Mon May 12 15:38:56 2025
    John Rumm wrote:
    On 11/05/2025 23:14, No mail wrote:
    Theo wrote:
    No mail <nomail@aolbin.com> wrote:
    This is a nice little detail sander, but I want quite a lot of 60g
    sanding sheets for it and all I can find are a mixed pack with three
    60g
    sheets. The hole pattern is shown here:
    https://static.ryobitools.eu/remote.axd/ryobi-media-
    images.s3.amazonaws.com/hi/SCS10A--Hero_1.jpg?
    Any suggestions for a supplier?

    Aliexpress?  They have pads which are a superset of various hole
    patterns,
    eg:

    https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005008602540986.html

    I couldn't vouch for their efficacy...

    (although aluminium oxide must be pretty commodity now - these aren't
    the
    fancy 3M Cubitron kind)

    Theo

    Thanks, but their hole pattern doesn't match the Ryobi one. Some
    positions are different and there is no centre hole near the "nose"

    How about getting some "mesh"[1] round discs, plant them on the sander,
    place it on a flat offcut of board and trim round with a utility knife.
    (in fact you could probably trim several at once)


    [1] Lots of manufacturers make them now that the Mirka patents have
    expired. That includes the excellent 3M Cubitron sheets.

    That's an interesting idea. I'm sanding an old Oak door (from dark brown stain/varnish to light Oak) with a mix of Mak 5" and 6" ROS, Bosch 1/3
    sheet OS, Ryobi detail sander, scrapers and a lot of hard work. It's
    eating sandpaper at a prodigious rate.

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